Sanskrit quote nr. 3574 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
सभ्येष्वपक्षपातस्तु तथा साक्षिषु सत्यवाक् ।
अनन्यभक्तिर्भृत्येषु सुहितोक्तिश्च मन्त्रिषु ॥sabhyeṣvapakṣapātastu tathā sākṣiṣu satyavāk |
ananyabhaktirbhṛtyeṣu suhitoktiśca mantriṣu ||
Index
Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Sabhya (सभ्य): defined in 5 categories.
Apakshapata (apaksapata, apakṣapāta, अपक्षपात): defined in 3 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Sakshi (saksi, sākṣi, साक्षि): defined in 10 categories.
Sakshin (saksin, sākṣin, साक्षिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Satyavac (satyavāc, सत्यवाच्): defined in 3 categories.
Ananya (अनन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Bhakti (भक्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Bhritya (bhrtya, bhṛtya, भृत्य): defined in 9 categories.
Suhita (सुहित, suhitā, सुहिता): defined in 3 categories.
Ukti (उक्ति): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Mantri (मन्त्रि): defined in 14 categories.
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Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “sabhyeṣvapakṣapātastu tathā sākṣiṣu satyavāk”
- sabhyeṣva -
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sabhya (noun, masculine)[locative plural]sabhya (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- apakṣapātas -
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apakṣapāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sākṣiṣu -
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sākṣi (noun, masculine)[locative plural]sākṣin (noun, masculine)[locative plural]sākṣin (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- satyavāk -
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satyavāc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]satyavāc (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]satyavāc (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “ananyabhaktirbhṛtyeṣu suhitoktiśca mantriṣu”
- ananya -
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ananya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ananya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhaktir -
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bhakti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- bhṛtyeṣu -
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bhṛtya (noun, masculine)[locative plural]bhṛtya (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- suhito -
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suhita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]suhita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]suhitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uktiś -
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ukti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mantriṣu -
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mantri (noun, masculine)[locative plural]mantrin (noun, masculine)[locative plural]mantrin (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 3574 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.